Re: char to numeric

["Rory Hewitt" <roryhewitt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Vern,

Maybe that's why so many Java programs are so slow compared with, let's say,
RPG programs <grin>

Rory


On 3/2/07, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A superb (IMNSHO) writer on VB and Java, Gary Cornell, has 3 rules of
> optimization:
>
> 1. Don't!
> 2. Don't!
> 3. Don't!
>
> He refers specifically to "cute" programming techniques that become
> unmaintainable.
>
> The metrics reported here show little difference - we are not talking
> multiple orders of magnitude.
>
> Just my $.02
> Vern
>
> At 01:16 PM 3/2/2007, you wrote:
>
> > > This is what it said in the joblog (I assume that means CPU clock
> time):
> > >
> > > Cause . . . . . :   Job 361125/PALHC/CVTNUM completed on 03/02/07 at
> > > 11:55:53
> > >   after it used 12 seconds processing unit time.  The job had ending
> > > code 0.
> >
> >Thanks.  What is the elapsed clock time (difference between job start
> >and end)?  Basically I am curious how much difference the optimised
> >version saves over the worst version.
> >
> >In this case, there is probably no code maintenance difference between
> >%dec, %int and atoi() -- they all look pretty similar to each other and
> >are about as easy to understand.  Perhaps the BIFs are a tiny bit easier
> >to understand...  Anyway, I guess this looks to me as though it might be
> >a case of premature optimisation, especially if someone in the future
> >reads this thread and doesn't understand the difference between %dec and
> >%int.
> >    --buck
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